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The eternal God should stoop to comfort a vile worm!

"The Lord has comforted His people." Isaiah 49:13

The Lord has a people in the world who are peculiarly His own. This truth is constantly kept before us in His holy Word. 
He has always loved them. 
He chose them to salvation. 
He redeemed them by the precious blood of Christ. 
They are united to, and viewed as one with His beloved Son. 
They are as dear to Him as the apple of His eye. 

Still they are deeply tried. 

They often sigh and groan. 

They are still sinners, and sin festers within them, when it does not break out into an open wound. It pains them when it does not openly disgrace them. They have more cause for gratitude than Gabriel has—yet they have much to distress and cast them down. But their God comforts them. 

He has comforted His people . . .
by giving them His holy Word,
by erecting for them the throne of grace,
by freely and forever pardoning all their sins,
by bestowing His peace and grace upon them,
by assuring them that He is their Father,
by giving them Jesus as their portion-and with Him all things,
by unfolding before them the bright prospect of endless blessedness. 

What condescension is this—that the eternal God should stoop to comfort a vile worm! What grace—that He should comfort one who was but recently a rebellious enemy!